 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi
I'm looking to buy some side edge guides for diamond files for my skis, I have a pair of line skis which according to the piste office have a 1.5 side edge angle. However looking around i can't find a guide for this angle anywhere. Does anyone know where I can find one?
The skis have been serviced quite a few times by a ski shop where I used to live is there a chance they changed the edge angle?
Thanks for your help
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@ozbozz123, ....almost certainly.
I am afraid many shops just whack them through on 89 without any questions or thought...
You can do the 'felt pen' test - put felt tip along the whole edge and then see what happens when you do a light pass with an 89 guide. If it takes off the felt pen completely evenly, then it's 89.
Calling PISTE OFFICE ....come in PISTE OFFICE....hello hello?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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There's only one brand on my list with a 1.5 or 88.5 sode edge angle and that's Ski Logic. If that's what you have then just go with 88. As valais2 says, I'd check the existing angle if they've already been serviced.
There's an old google link to my edge spec page floating around the net that has Line skis listed as 1.5 but that dates back to when they were independent & they now all come 1,1 from the K2/Line/Volkl Chinese factory.
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@spyderjon, ...phew you are here...the definitive voice of all things edginess ...many thanks Jon
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Noone has side edge guides set to less then 1 degree, which means there's no edge guide set to 1.5. You can find guide for 1 or 2 degrees but no for 1.5. Probably 1.5 degree is in reality base angle, but either way, for side edge, just get guide you want, either it's its 2 or 3 (or more or less) and just file away. It's like 2 minute work and your skis are done with new edge that "fits" your guide. And no worries,you will never see difference between 2 or 3 degrees on side.
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Noone has side edge guides set to less then 1 degree, which means there's no edge guide set to 1.5. You can find guide for 1 or 2 degrees but no for 1.5.
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That's not technically correct but I wouldn't bother buying an edge guide for 88.5, just do what spyderjon says - he knows his stuff.
@spyderjon, why do (/did) Line and ski logik set them at a half angle?
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Thanks for all your replies I'll get myself a 1 degree one then and see how it goes and yes Syderjon I was basing it on your old table
Thanks
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